Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt

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businessman human sportsman

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt was an American businessman and sportsman from the prominent Vanderbilt dynasty, best remembered for his wealth, philanthropy, and death in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania in 1915.

Aliases (1)

Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	businessman → human → sportsman →
ageAtDeath	37 →
alumniOf	Yale University →
birthDate	1877-10-20 →
causeOfDeath	sinking of the RMS Lusitania →
child	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. → William Henry Vanderbilt III →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfDisembarkation	1915-05-01 →
deathDate	1915-05-07 →
educatedAt	Yale University →
embarkedOn	RMS Lusitania →
familyName	Vanderbilt →
father	Cornelius Vanderbilt II →
fullName	Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt →
givenName	Alfred →
killedIn	sinking of the RMS Lusitania →
knownFor	acts of gallantry during the sinking of the Lusitania → lavish lifestyle → promoting coaching as a sport →
mannerOfDeath	death by drowning →
memberOf	Vanderbilt family →
mother	Alice Claypoole Gwynne →
nationality	American →
notableFor	being a member of the Vanderbilt dynasty → death on RMS Lusitania → great wealth → philanthropy →
occupation	businessman → equestrian sports patron → horse breeder → sportsman →
owned	racehorses →
philanthropicActivity	support of charities →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
placeOfDeath	RMS Lusitania →
religion	Episcopalian →
residence	New York City → Newport, Rhode Island →
sport	coaching (four-in-hand driving) → horse racing →
spouse	Ellen French → Margaret Emerson →
voyageDestination	Liverpool →
voyageOrigin	New York →
wealthStatus	multi-millionaire →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt ("Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr.") →	child
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt →	fullName
Cornelius Vanderbilt family →	hasMember
Vanderbilt family →	notableMember